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House of Plantagenet

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was born 3 February 1478, at Brecon Castle in Wales to Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Lady Katherine Woodville. Katherine Woodville was sister to Elizabeth Woodville who became Queen of England after secretly marrying Edward IV. Edward Stafford had a viable claim to the throne through his paternal … [More]

Written by: Moniek – Blogger Follow on twitter!: @HistoryRoyalWmn Snippet from her article for Royal Central: The White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster had been in battle for the throne of England for quite some time. At the time of the Battle of Tewkesbury the Yorkists were being led by Edward of York, or Edward IV … [More]

Tudors or Plantagenets: Which Royal Dynasty Put the Great into Britain? – The Telegraph “Which dynasty was the greatest for Britain: the Tudors – as portrayed in Wolf Hall – or the Plantagenets?” What a question! Great Britain didn’t exist until Elizabeth l named James Vl of Scotland (James l of England) her successor. James was also … [More]

While searching for images of the Duke of Clarence I came across this image from the National Portrait Gallery, London. I had never heard of Henry, Duke of Warwick and became intrigued. Who was he and why is he portrayed with the Kingmaker, his family and the Duke of Clarence in this etching? From … [More]

Excerpt from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain by Charles Phillips: The following year King Richard’s 11 year-old son and only child, Edward, Prince of Wales died. Richard and his queen, Anne, were maddened with grief. The prospect of a Yorkist inheritance, so dear to Richard’s heart, began to look extremely vulnerable and when, in … [More]

On this day in 1468 Margaret of York, sister to both Edward lV and Richard lll, married Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. To learn more about Margaret of York please check out this blog from Susan at The Freelance History Writer – Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy.

Margaret Plantagenet was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence and his wife Lady Isabel Neville. By 1478 both parents had died – Margaret was four years old and her brother Edward was almost three. Her Uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, was now King of England as Richard lll, and their Aunt, Anne Neville as … [More]

1460 – Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and Edward, Earl of March, land in England with a rebel army and march on London 1483 – Duke of Gloucester appoints himself King Richard III of England 1498 – Toothbrush invented … [More]

1377 – Richard II succeeds Edward III as king of England. Richard was only ten years old when he ascended to the throne. His father, Edward the Black Prince had died even before his grandfather, the king. Richard was the last of the Plantagenets. 1527 … [More]

I found a short 5-minute video on YouTube called, “Lady Margaret” – about the life of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. It’s very entertaining and educational at the same time, please take a minute to check it out as it was created by Historic Royal Palaces. It touches base on the Wars of the Roses, … [More]